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HELICOPTER AERODYNAMICS

by: BAZOV, D. I

Publication date: 1972-05-01
Usage: Public Domain
Topics: BALL BEARINGS, FATIGUE TESTS, LUBRICATING OILS, SERVICE LIFE, STEELS, AIRCRAFT ENGINES, HIGH TEMPERATURE, VISCOSITY
Collection: nasa_techdocs
Contributor: NASA
Language: English
Rights: Public Domain
Item Size: 65.6M

PRINCIPLES OF HELICOPTER FLIGHT UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS ARE REVIEWED, GIVING SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE OPERATION OF THE MAIN ROTOR. A BRIEF HISTORY OF HELICOPTER DEVELOPMENT IS PRESENTED, TOGETHER WITH A SUMMARY OF THE MAIN COMPONENTS OF A HELICOPTER AND A CLASSIFICATION OF THE VARIOUS TYPES OF HELICOPTERS. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MAIN ROTOR AND ITS OPERATION DURING AUTOROTATION AND DURING AXIAL AND OBLIQUE FLOW ARE CONSIDERED. ALSO CONSIDERED ARE VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL FLIGHT, ALTITUDE GAIN AND DESCENT, TAKEOFF AND LANDING, EQUILIBRIUM, STABILITY, AND CONTROLLABILITY, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE AERODYNAMIC FORCES ACTING ON THE HELICOPTER DURING THE VARIOUS MANEUVERS.

Addeddate: 2010-07-06 00:18:44
Documentid: 19720015374
Identifier: nasa_techdoc_19720015374
Identifier-ark: ark:/13960/t2q53b344
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Ocr_module_version: 0.0.21
Page_number_confidence: 100
Page_number_module_version: 1.0.5
Ppi: 300
Year: 1972